Nose-guard for eyeglasses.



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L. P. ADT.

NOSE GUARD FOR EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 21, 1904.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

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NOSE-GUARD FOR EYEGLASSES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 19M

Application filed December 21, 1904. Serial No. 237,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO F. ADT, of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in N ose-Guards for Eyeglasses; and I do hereby declare the fol.- lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to nose guards for eyeglasses and has for its objects to improve the construction whereby a more secure bearing upon the wearers nose will be obtained and also whereby the upper bearing pad may be adjusted properly to suit the facial characteristics of the wearer without unduly straining the material, all as will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawingsi Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of a pair of eyeglasses provided with my improvements showing the inner or bearing side of the guard. Fig. 2 a rear view of the mounting. Figs. 3 and 4 are views of a modification.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate similar parts.

The lens indicated by l, and the attaching studs indicated by 2 are of the usual or any preferred construction, the latter having the lugs 3 forming the box for the shanks or attaching portions of the nose guards and the ends of the spring 4 if desired.

The guards forming the subject matter of this application are each constructed preferably of a single piece of more or less resilient sheet metal having their attaching ends 6 adapted to fit in the boxes between the lugs 3 of the studs from whence the arms 7 extend downwardly and rearwardly of the plane of the lenses and are at their lower ends bent laterally forming the short bends or loops 8 from which the arms 9 extend upwardly substantially parallel with the arms 7 to apoint below the attaching ends 6 and then rearwardly and upwardly where they are enlarged into bearing portions 10 which latter are preferably corrugated or roughened to afford a firm bearing on the wearers nose. The'edges of the attaching portions 6 are in this construction arranged at an angle to the plane of the edges of the arms 7 which scribed.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the arms 9 are arranged behind 6., in a direction away from the sides of the wearers nose) the arms 7 but the pads 10 are bent as shown in Fig. 4 to extend inwardly of the arms 7 so that in both arrangements the one of the angular arms 7 or 9 and the bearing pads engage the wearers nose, although in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the arm 9 as well is in contact therewith. The bearing pads 10 are as shown curved slightly to conform measurably to the surfaces with which they contact as usual in this class of devices.

By arranging the arms 7 and 9 rearwardly of and at an angle to the attaching portions and to the plane of the lenses as shown, not only am I enabled to cause the bearing arms either 7 or 9 (referring to the two forms shown) to rest upon the nose at almost a right. angle to the plane of the outer edge, which is the proper position, but by thus throwing the connecting portion or loop 8 between the bearing arms, back of the lenses, I am enabled toaccomplish the adjustment of the bearing pads 10 rearwardly of the studs or attaching portions as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 without essentially altering the horizontal plane occupied by said pads and without unduly straining the metal. The loop 8 or substantially that por tion of the guard forms the pivotal point, so to say, on which the arm 9 turns and by reason of its position in rear of the lenses, permits this adjustment to be accomplished readily without the use of pliers.

It is well understood that the best position for the upper gripping pads of pince nez is as near the narrow portion of the nose between the eyes as they can conveniently be arranged and this position can readily be occupied by the pads of my device whatever the height of this portion of the wearers nose within reasonable limits and also the bearing arm 7 or 9 as the case may be, extends at an angle to the plane of the lenses which is also desirable to support the glasses in the best position.

I claim as my invention:

1. In eyeglasses, the combination with a mounting, of a guard comprising an attaching portion secured thereto substantially in the plane of the lenses, a downwardly inproduces the effect presently declined and rearwardly extending arm proceeding therefrom and terminating in a laterally turned loop, an upwardly extending arm proceeding from the loop, one of said arms constituting a lower or main nose-engaging portion and a supplemental nose engaging portion on the upwardly extending arm lying substantially in vertical alinement with and above the lower nose-engaging portion.

2. In eyeglasses, the combination with a mounting, of a guard comprising an attaching portion secured thereto substantially in the plane of the lenses, a downwardly inclined and rearwardly extending arm proceeding therefrom and terminating in a laterally turned loop, an upwardly extending arm proceeding forwardly from the loop in substantially doubled relationship to the first mentioned arm, one of said arms constituting a lower or main nose-engaging portion and a supplemental or upper nose engaging portion proceeding rearwardly from the upwardly turned arm to lie substantially directly above the said loop.

LEO F. ADT.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. ALDRICH, K. BELLE KELLY.

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